SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The idea for Stripe, I’m sure most of you know in the early days was to have just a few lines of code and lead developers accept payments in the apps and services. It was a distribution API in a very rudimentary form, and it allowed us to be present in other properties than our website.

Payments 120

Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 120

Incredo

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Most commonly, startups that employ it sell their products completely via ecommerce, so that they can remain focused on quality of the product and design. The same goes for the website, customer support, and user onboarding. Focus: Product and Customer Journey. Focus: Customer Onboarding and Face-to-Face Conversion.

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Outseta

OCTOBER 15, 2018

It made the rounds in tech circles online. Wistia Funding History $650,000 from angel investors in 2008 $775,000 from angel investors in 2010 $17.3M Their first round of Angel investment in 2008 had not been a round for the sake of raising a round, or funds really even earmarked to invest heavily in growth.

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OpenView Labs

MAY 29, 2020

Don’t do this via a survey; actually talk to them via Zoom or a phone call. Toast was quick to pivot their offerings to help restaurants adapt to online ordering, closed dining rooms and contactless delivery—and this feature even helps restaurants get the word out. He didn’t charge me but asked that I write an online review instead.

Payment Methods 54

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Exited to Semantic in 2008 and had a good exit for the early SaaS businesses then set up Notion and we focus on SaaS companies, mainly in Series A in the European market. Christian Lanng : So we started with something very, very narrow, which was invoicing. You pay a subscription. Did anti-virus and anti-spam and the cloud.

Payments 103

Payments Payment Features SaaS Payments Underperforming Technical Team 103

Baremetrics

MARCH 16, 2021

While blockchain technology was spearheaded by Bitcoin starting from 2008, using the technology for other applications became popularized around 2017. With this popularization of blockchain came an influx of new users that caused infrastructure issues for websites interacting with the Ethereum blockchain. Reduce failed payments.

Blockchain 90

Blockchain Payment Solutions Artificial Intelligence Payment Services 90

SaaStr

AUGUST 6, 2019

We looked at the world in 2008, 2009, and we said, “How come it’s almost impossible to connect two companies to do business, especially if they have complex business processes, but we can all connect as consumers on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, every single day we want to do business? We really wanted to simplify supply chains.

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Payment Solutions Payments Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 147

SmartKarrot

JANUARY 18, 2022

Found by Abhijit Pattanaik in 2016, Playtonia is an e-sports platform technology company that helps online gamers connect and develop communities. Visual Website Optimiser (VWO). The USP of the company is personalized video content – leveraging video content for interactions helps businesses increase their sales.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 11

ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Another 21% were only using the product one or a few times per week, which makes us think that usage is probably correlated to payment (Spotify has 70M paid users and approximately 3X that many free users). We can attribute these results to how Spotify has thought about the product and pricing strategy since its inception in 2008.

Payments 63

Payments Payment Methods Payment Services Pricing 63

SaaStr

AUGUST 6, 2020

Chen Amit: So, I started in the tech world many years ago and actually started and made money as a youngster before the personal computer was created. In terms of starting Tipalti, I sold another company in the telecommunication space in 2008. Both of them were a thousand person company. It was Commodore 64, Vic 20.

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Sales Hiring Payment Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 233

The SaaS Garage

MARCH 12, 2020

Listen to those who have gone through the mega crises of 2001 and 2008 as entrepreneurs or investors. The worst that can happen to a subscription based software company is to loose its existing customers forever. Better a paused subscription than a churned subscription. How ill your board and investors react?

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The SaaS Garage

MARCH 12, 2020

Listen to those who have gone through the mega crises of 2001 and 2008 as entrepreneurs or investors. The worst that can happen to a subscription based software company is to loose its existing customers forever. Better a paused subscription than a churned subscription. How ill your board and investors react?

Underperforming Technical Team 52

Underperforming Technical Team Payment Solutions Payment Methods Venture Capital 52